This photograph was taken when I travelled down the Manchester Ship Canal from Manchester to Liverpool.

It was a dismal, grey day so my photographic record looked much better in black and white rather than colour.

This is a view of the waterfront at Liverpool. The Liver Building (with its adorning Liver Birds) is so prominent that I can understand why it was a welcome sight to sailors returning from long trips abroad.

I will add another photograph along the waterfront, as a w/s, to show the new City of Liverpool Museum, quite a change in architecture from the more traditional buildings.

It is quite a grey day here, in Lancashire today, heavy rain to wash away the thin coating of snow that arrived yesterday! I hope you have a brighter day, Bev :-)

Hello Beverley,
Liverpool is certainly high on my list of places I would love to visit in the UK. Great photo of the famous waterfront with the impressive and proud Liver Building well placed on the right hand side. The B&W was a good choice.
Lars

Hi Bev,it seems a pic from United States of the start of the last century,reminds me when the italian immigrates arrives there...the choice of black and white is a winner for a view like that,nice memory of Liverpool from your archive very sharp and bright. Have a nice day and thanks,Luciano

Hello Bev,
I have a vague feeling I recognize most of this view from a brief visit to Liverpool in 1964. Or could it be from photos connected with the Beatles? Some things have probably changed here in the last half century but B&W makes it look timeless, as always. This looks like a step back in time, really much further than 2011.
Kind regards,
Gert

Good afternoon Beverley,
This building picture is a constant display in my livingroom - but from its other side: see this one from 08/1993.
Impressive edifice, built in a very imposing style and can be seen from all around the waterfront of Liverpool.Good choice of B&W format.
My best regards,
Ike

Hello dear Beverley and have a nice time
and a happy new day
the grey sky and the whole atmosphere
changes everybody s mood I have never
visited Liverpool and this photo is
really great showing to us the waterfront
regards
Costantino

Hi Beverley
Good view point to show the impressive looking buildings along the waterfront in the overcast atmosphere but lovely especially the prominent looks very majestic outshining the rest and I think they look to go on forever there...

Great detail through out and seamless exposure control. Pleasure to view, Spotless!

You probably know I'm a bit of a sucker for a good monochrome, so I could hardly pass this one by. Nicely controlled exposure: I'm looking at the sky which has plenty of tonal variation instead of the bleached out emptiness we often get. Nicely balanced composition too!

Hello Bev, How is this possible that I missed some pictures? Nice picture from the archive. rather gloomy view from May, but it reminds me my visit - in rather grey day of December. attractive composition in bl;ackand white.

Hi Bev,
I like very much this POV. In fact I thought about it but I didn't manage to take any boat trip there. From across the water the Liverpool panorama looks the best.
I also think that the black and white was a great idea here: the weather was cloudy and colors probably washed out while the contrasts seem great and the resulting effect very visually attractive.
I really like Liverpool, and hope to visit it someday again.
Of course this made me think of our meeting there.
Great work,
M